Roberto di Filippo

Argentine bandoneonist and oboist. B. 1924 - D. 1990. Performed in the orchestra of Orlando Goñi which evolved into Francisco Fiorentino's and later into Astor Piazzolla's ensemble, where he left by 1949. Worked brief bandoneon stints with Julio De Caro, then Horacio Salgán (Apr. 1950), where he had the sales of the recordings he participated removed due to resigning abruptly. In 1951 joined the studio orchestra of Radio Splendid, radio station, as oboist, then Orquesta Estable Del Teatro Colón in 1961, where he remained till his retirement in 1980.